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Maine lawmaker calls for investigation into DHHS over 3-year-old's death Share Updated: 4:39 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 The Associated Press SOURCE: WMTW Share Updated: 4:39 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 The Associated Press A state lawmaker is calling on the Government Oversight Committee to investigate the Department of Health and Human Services after the deaths of several children including a 3-year-old boy in Stockton Springs. Sen. Chip Curry, a Democrat from Belfast, called the death of 3-year-old Maddox Williams "both heartbreaking and a...

Sen. Curry to Host Virtual Public Office Hours Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:59 PM Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, will hold virtual public office hours at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, via Zoom. The event will also be livestreamed to Facebook. Public office hours provide local residents with a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. Sen. Curry will give updates on his committee work and on the Legislature’s work more broadly. Visit facebook.com/SenatorCurry to attend via Facebook livestream, t...

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes Tax Breaks for 28,000 Businesses and 160,000 Unemployed Workers by Andy O’Brien (Photo: Dan Kirchoff) Andy O’Brien is communications director at Maine AFL-CIO. He is a former managing editor of The Free Press and a former state legislator. His Eye on Augusta column appears every other week in The Free Press. Last Thursday, the Maine Legislature passed a supplemental budget package that will provide a full state tax exemption to federal Paycheck Protection (PPP) grants for 28,000 profitable businesses as well as tax ...

The Maine Department of Labor says federal laws would have to change before it could set up a system to benefit workers who are not covered by state unemployment insurance.

AUGUSTA — Senate District 11 Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced a bill Tuesday to help military service members, veterans and their families who live in Maine. LD 374, “An Act To Allow Veterans, Active Duty Service Members and Their Spouses To Apply for Temporary Occupational Licenses and Certifications,” was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business. “Military families, especially military spouses, make great sacrifices in the service to our nation. Their career should not be one of those ...